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7.02 had some problems. It would not load DOS into HMA, at least it = would
not load COMMAND.COM up there. It would load some of the stuff, = like=20 SHARE
and BUFFERS into HMA. Get 7.03. You can get it at ftp.lineo.com. Look the
directories = for a=20 subdirectory named IMAGES. this will have the diskette
images and the = files=20 required to make the floppies. Boot from the first
floppy and it will = start=20 the installation process.

There is a lot of documentation for it. = First=20 is the DOSBOOK. Just type
DOSBOOK at the DOS prompt. There are also = several=20 text files that tell you
how to set things up. The ini files are = setup for=20 you when you install it.
There are a few things that can be fine = tuned for=20 communications for the
Taskmanager.

I have not actually used = the=20 multi-boot with 98, but am using it with
Mellenium (which is another = later=20 version of 98) with no problems. Be sure
to use a disk editor and = make a copy=20 of the MBR (or use FDISK and select to
reinstall the old MBR, this = will=20 create a file named OLDMBR.BIN. Copy this
file to another file with a = different name. Then go back and use FDISk and
choose to retore the = MBR. The=20 MBR will then be put back to what it was
before you started.) and a = copy of=20 the boot sector of the drive/partition
you are booting from. Do this = before=20 you install any other OS. This way if
you decide to eliminate the = other OS,=20 you can restore the computer back to
what it was before the new OS = was=20 installed.

Here is how I have my system set up. I have a 345Mb = IDE hard=20 drive. This is
DRIVE 1. I have a 3.1GB SCSI drive, this is DRIVE 2. I = have a=20 256MB Syquest
SCSI removeable cartridge drive. This is DRIVE = 3.

I have=20 DRIVE 1, the IDE divided up into two partitons. The first is = 70MB+
and the=20 second partition is 255MB. What was left from 255 was used for = the
first=20 partition. The actual true size of the drive is about 329.1MB. = I
installed=20 DRDOS 7.03 on the first partition. I saved the MBR and boot record
to = files=20 so I could revert back to a clean DOS system without having to
FDISK = and=20 reFORMAT. I then install WINDOZE ME to a 1GB partiton on DRIVE2.
This = is in=20 an extended partition and is something like the 3rd or 4th
partition = on this=20 drive. Can't remember what I did with what partitions,
believe the = first is a=20 primary Linux ext2 partition, the second is a 1GB FAT
16 primary, the = third=20 is a 676MB+ primary NTFS, the fourth is a DOS extended
partion of = about=20 1.2GB. I believe the first logical partition is the 1GB FAT
32 for = WINDOZE=20 and the second logical is a 150MB FAT 16.

After running setup for = WINDOZE, it put it's startup files in C: drive. It
then boots to = WINDOZE. You=20 cannot get to DOS. Boot the system with a DOS
diskette or WINDOWS = startup=20 diskette and go to the DRDOS directory and run
LOADER. You will now = be able=20 to boot to either DOS or WINDOZE. WINDOZE Will CHANGE BOTH THE MBR AND = BOOT=20 SECTOR of DRIVE C:. Then I installed NT. NT also changes the MBR and = BOOT RECORD=20 of DRIVE C:. I had a heck of a time when I took 95 off and reinstalled = it. I=20 could not get back into NT. luckily I have save the whole system files = with CP=20 PCTools and was able to restore
it back so that I could now also use = NT. So=20 before I installed WINDOZE ME, I
save the MBR and BOOT SECTOR. I had = to=20 remove ME because the idiots did not
include the DRIVERsS I needed. = So I had=20 to go back and install a minimal 95
install, the use ME upgrade so I = could=20 get the proper Video and Modem drivers. The stupid ME did not even = detect the=20 COM and LPT ports before I tried the upgrade methode. Had to install = those=20 manually. Boy Gates has got his head up his @$$. Well finally got ME = installed=20 with all the correct drivers. (IDIOTS) Fortunately I had a copy of the = MBR and=20 BOOT sectors and restored the system back to what it was before ME was=20 installed. Wiped all the ME files from DRIVE C:, FORMATTED drive G: = (WINDOZE=20 DRIVE) and installed 95. Then upgraded to ME. What a pain in the butt. = But I=20 have plenty of experience %^(!!^& with WINDOZE and know how to = prepare for=20 it's mess ups.

In this case, since I use drive C: to boot both WINDOZE, NT, and = DOS,=20 the
boot record is located a physical sector: Cylinder 0, Track 1, = Sector 1.=20 If
you use another partition to boot from, the CHS for the boot = sector will=20 be
different. The MBR is always Cylinder 0, Track/Head 0, Sector 1 of = the=20 boot
drive.

NOTE: With newer BIOS and SCSI, it is possible to = boot=20 from different
drives. The MBR for each drive will be at the same = location.=20 The first
partitions BOOT SECTOR will always be located on the first = sector=20 of
track/head 1 of cylinder 0. You can look at the partition table to = determine
where the other BOOT SECTORS are. They are located in the = first=20 sector of
the cylinder where each partition starts.

I keep my = first=20 partition small. so I can back it up quickly on tape and if
something = goes=20 wrong I can format that partition and restore from the tape
quickly = and screw=20 WINDOZE!

Also when installing WINDOZE I use the setup option = T:D:\TEMP to=20 tell
WINDOZE to use a TEMP directory of DRIVE D: so that I do not run = into a=20 lack
of drive space on drive C: At one time I only had a 32MB = partition for=20 DRIVE
C:, but wanted to repartition my IDE drive into two partitions = from=20 several
and wanted one that was just under 256MB so that I would have = small=20 cluster
size. This left 70+ MB for drive C:, so I used that setup. I = have a=20 floppy
with the PCTools backup prgram and backup data files in a self = extracting
RAR files. ZIP could also be used. I wrote an AUTOEXEC.BAt = file=20 that would
execute everything automatically and in a few minutes = DRIVEC: will=20 be
restored. (BOOT RECORD, MBR and = all.)

Pat

-----=20 Original Message -----
From: "Paul O. Bartlett" <bartlett AT smart DOT net>
To: = "OpenDOS=20 List" <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Sent: = Thursday,=20 August 31, 2000 6:35 PM
Subject: Dcoumentation for=20 DR-DOS?

> I have downloaded DR-DOS = 7.02=20 but have never installed it (yet).
> However, unless I missed it, = I have=20 not seen any actual documentation
> on DR-DOS. For example, = there=20 seem to be sample configuration files
> drdos.ini, setup.ini, and=20 taskmgr.ini, but I have no information on
> what goes in them in a = real=20 installation. Also, I don't have any
> information on how = actually=20 to use the multitasking feature. Is there
> some = documentation for=20 DR-DOS that I have somehow = missed?
>
> Also,=20 has anyone actually installed and used DR-DOS with dual
> booting = in a=20 different partition on a HD with Windows *98* (not 95, not
> NT, = not=20 2000)?